Argente Campbells Dwarf Hamsters

Pregnant Argente Female Dwarf

Darker Shade of Argente Dwarf

The argente gene (pp) is a recessive gene.  Being recessive means that a hamster needs two of these genes (one from each parent) to have the argente coloration.  The argente gene can be carried recessively and not show up in the coat at all.  Breeding to an argente or to another hamster carrying the argente gene, though, will produce some argente babies. There is a lot of variation in the argente color depending on what region of the world you live in.  Also, there is sometimes confusion about the argente and the black-eyed argente genes.  These are two totally separate genes even though they share the term "argente."  Mating an argente to a black-eyed argente will give all normals carrying these two genes but no argentes with either black or red eyes.  (See the page on the color beige to learn more about the combined argente and black-eyed argente color.)